Nisichari ek sindhu mahun rahai

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 3 · Sundar Kand

Chaupai Text

निसिचरि एक सिंधु महुँ रहई। करि माया नभु के खग गहई॥ जीव जंतु जे गगन उड़ाहीं। जल बिलोकि तिन्ह कै परिछाहीं॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

nisicari eka siṃdhu mahuṃ rahai। kari māyā nabhu ke khaga gahai॥ jīva jaṃtu je gagana uṛāhīṃ। jala biloki tinha kai parichāhīṃ॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

In the ocean there lived a demoness. By means of illusion, she would catch the birds flying in the sky. And the creatures that flew in the sky, seeing their reflection in the water, she would seize them.

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 3 from Sundar Kand, in the episode “Hanuman leaves for Lanka, Surasa's Test”. The episode describes Hanuman's ocean crossing, Surasa's test, and the slaying of the shadow-seizing demoness.

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